a lot of the media is talking about the first lady, michelle obama's hairstyle, her clothes, who made them. i would like to ask you about her history. in fact, the last chapter of your book goes right to the obama white house, the latest political milestone, the obama's in the white house, with michelle obama's story. >> each chapter opened with a story of an individual that captures each historical moment. the last chapter looks at michelle obama. it looks at her history as far as it has been traced back. as we know, she had an ancestor, a young girl, who was enslaved in the 1840's or so. she was eventually sold, sent deeper into the south, and that particular line of michelle obama's began to emerge and eventually ends up with her family being in illinois, chicago, michelle and her brother are born in the 1960's. her history is kind of critical as well because she is someone who has embodied all of the experiences, all of the ways in which african-americans have struggled for inclusion. >> as you speak, we are bringing up the sounds of people cheering as president obama has made his